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Make Ethanol Jelly

Ethyl Alcohol, when used with Calcium Acetate, is popularly used to make Ethanol Jelly, also known as “California Snowballs”, or STERNO™.

You can easily create your own ethanol jelly
fire-starter by mixing a saturated solution of calcium acetate with
ethyl alcohol. This way the ethanol fuel is more practical to store and
transport.

Here is the recipe:

1. First make a saturated calcium acetate solution by mixing 17 gm calcium acetate with 40ml of water.
2. Next, in a separate container, measure about 100ml of ethyl alcohol.
3. Add the ethyl alcohol to the calcium acetate solution and stir. You should see a jelly-like substance form instantly.
4. Pour off any excess liquid and store the ethanol jelly in a ziplock bag until needed.

Historical note…the basic commercial mixture was
invented around 1900 with an evolution since of names. In 1918 the
manufacturer promoted the product as a gift for a soldier going
overseas. NOW the mixture is commercially called STERNO™ to use as a
food warmer.